Late husband's ashes stolen from Clermont Co. woman's home

$5,000 reward offered for return of ashes

UPDATED 3:03 PM EST Jan 16, 2013

STONELICK TOWNSHIP, Ohio -

Sheriff's deputies are searching for a burglar who kicked in a Clermont County woman's door and stole her husband's ashes.

The 71-year-old woman returned to her Bergen Road home Tuesday about 3:30 p.m. to find the door had been damaged and some items had been stolen, including coins, an iPad and a wooden box containing her late husband's cremated remains.

The decorated wooden box had been on a dresser in her bedroom, sheriff's deputies said.

Family members said the theft was like losing the deceased man all over again. The couple was married for 42 years.

A $5,000 reward has been offered.

Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 352-3040 or Sgt. Stratton with the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office at 513-732-7648